Pictures of the day: 12 February 2014

Queensland Diamonds netball captain Laura Geitz displays a 12 carat De Beers diamond in Brisbane, Australia. The 12.66 carat diamond was cut from a 35 carat stone and is the largest ever to be mined, cut and polished in Canada. The diamond is on display in Brisbane before returning to Los Angeles in time for the Oscars 2014.Picture: DAVE HUNT/EPA